Post Offices in Linn County, MO

Linn County was established on Jan 6, 1837. The County Seat is Linneus. Linn was formed from territory taken from the following counties: Chariton

The current population is 13,966 people and the area is 620 sq. mi.

The county seat is displayed in oblique & bold face. Towns that have more than 4 opening/close dates or are current have links to complete information.

Post OfficeService
Althorpe 1887-1889
Barger 1898-1901
Bear Branch 1871-1887
Benson 1897-1906
Bex 1881-1882
Bleak Knob 1874-1877
Boomer 1883-1953
Bottsville 1860-1869
Branchville 1871-1873
Brookfield 1860-Present
Browning 1873-Present
Bucklin 1860-Present
Bula 1883-1885
Coulson’s Mills 1848-1853
Elin 1870-1871
Eversonville 1878-1906
Fountain Grove 1875-1940
Garfield 1880-1881
Garner 1899-1903
Grantsville 1868-1884
Haseville 1879-1908
Hecla 1894-1906
Hybrid 1882-1906
Iris 1900-1901
Post OfficeService
Laclede 1856-Present
Leverton 1883-1901
Linneus 1840-Present
Locust Creek 1838-1840
Lowell 1896-1901
Marcelline 1887-Present
Meade 1854-1856
Meadville 1869-Present
New Boston 1872-Present
North Salem 1855-1953
Northcutt 1858-1882
Orlinda See details
Purdin 1877-Present
Rodney 1885-1902
Rosedale 1881-1882
Saint Catherine 1859-1993
Salem 1855-1869
Sebago 1869-1880
Sedgwick 1874-1903
Shafter 1898-1906
Shelby 1882-1904
Sill 1900-1903
Snowdon 1899-1906
Wyandott 1853-1860
Key to Markings
S Spray Postmarks
PPrecancels Exist
TTerritorial Period
71Cancels from 7-1-71 Affair

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There are 48 post offices listed for Linn County.

Post office information from “Missouri Post Offices 1804-1981” ©1982 - Robert G. Schultz. Used with permission of author. Additional info on zip codes, markings and distances come from various members of MOPOHISSOC.

All post offices for Linn County have been added to the database.
Note: Researchers only listed for towns that have specific researchers separate from the overall county.

Remember, this site is primarily concerned with POSTAL history and makes no claims regarding genealogical research.

List updated: 11 Feb 2012 15:09

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